Mo-Torres

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
4 walls
  DE 36 11/09/2018 (1 week)
Singles
Love your city (with Cat Ballou & Lukas Podolski )
  DE 26th 12/09/2016 (1 week)

Mo-Torres (civil Moritz Helf ; born July 13, 1989 ) is a German rapper from Cologne .

Life

Moritz Helf grew up in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne and attended the Montessori grammar school in the Bickendorf district from 2000 to 2008 .

In mid-2011 he released the self-produced album Moralapostel , on which he is supported by Timeless among others . He gained fame through the publication of his songs on the video platform Youtube . In 2011 he won the “ CashMo pumps the beat” contest. On October 26, 2012, his own crew 571 Edelweiß released his album Ambivalenz . Guest parts on the album had, among others, the befriended rappers Timeless, Nekst86, CashMo and others. The instrumentals and beats come from Johnny Pepp and Jumpa , among others . In addition to local appearances, he then also appeared nationwide.

After Mo-Torres made a name for himself through various labels, he was signed by the Gevelsberg independent label Versunkene Fabrik . His album Irgendwo Inbetween was publicly presented and released physically and digitally on July 10, 2015. After the contract expired in August 2015, he was active without label support. Mo-Torres supported and sang several times with rapper Timeless, for example in the song Kein Berg zu hoch or in In mein Hand .

At Sytros he produced the unofficial fan promotion song 1. Bundesliga, we are back, written by Gigi D'Agostino to the melody of L'amour toujours ! (Döp Dö Dö Döp) for 1. FC Köln , through whose maxi-CD version, which was newly mixed at ZYX Music together with Eko Fresh , Sülo der Boss, Venloerstross and Jumbo Star, he became better known.

Mo-Torres performed at the Out4Fame Festival in 2014 and on June 1, 2015, he could be seen with his single 5051 at Joiz in Berlin . In addition, he presented his songs at the official season opening of 1. FC Köln. Mo-Torres also appeared twice in the FC stadium.

Mo-Torres is a student and also works in project management.

In 2016, Mo-Torres released the single Liebe Deine Stadt , a city anthem on Cologne, together with Cat Ballou and Lukas Podolski . The single reached number 26 in the German single charts . In addition, Liebe Deine Stadt was the most downloaded German song on the weekend of its release. As part of the song, they presented the song at a game of the Rheinstars Cologne and before the home game of 1. FC Cologne against Borussia Dortmund. As part of the Cologne Carnival , Mo-Torres was one of the celebrities on the Rose Monday procession . In addition, the Cologne native accompanied the band Cat Ballou at numerous concerts. He was seen in the Kölnarena as well as in well-known Cologne venues such as the Satory halls , the Palladium and the Gürzenich .

Music genre

In his songs he particularly addresses personal issues, expresses himself socially critical of politics and world affairs and is stylistically far removed from street rap and gangster rap.

Discography

Albums

  • 2012: Ambivalence (in-house production)
  • 2015: Somewhere In Between (Sunken Factory)
  • 2018: 4 walls
  • 2019: Rochuspark

EPs

  • 2012: atheist
  • 2016: Jung us'm Veedel (in-house production)
  • 2016: Cologne EP (in-house production)
  • 2018: 4 walls

Mix tapes

  • 2010: 27 Revue (in-house production)
  • 2011: Morale Apostle (in-house production)

Singles / Maxi-CDs (selection)

  • 2010: Aussenwelt (single; produced by CashMo )
  • 2014: Döp Dö Dö Döp - 1st Bundesliga, we're back! (Maxi CD); ZYX Music ; together with Sülo der Boss, Venloerstross and Jumbo Star
  • 2015: My last shirt (together with Darius Zander)
  • 2016: Heima t (together with Darius Zander)
  • 2016: Jung us'm Veedel
  • 2016: Love your city (feat. Cat Ballou and Lukas Podolski , FiveMusic / recordJet )
  • 2017: Effzeh International
  • 2017: you & me
  • 2018: Weissmaler (feat.Casbo)
  • 2018: 4 walls
  • 2018: All the Leeder
  • 2020: Hercules

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Charts DE
  2. ↑ a b Mo-Torres ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / out4famefestival.com archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , out4famefestival, 2014.
  3. ^ Moritz Helf , XING profile.
  4. ^ Mo-Torres - Moral Apostle , Discogs.
  5. ↑ Claudia Wiggenbröker: X-Scouts meet YouTube star Mo-Torres without fee! I'm rapping in your living room , Express , October 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Julian Dannenhauer: Mo-Torres - Ambivalence (Review) , Ear to the Beats.
  7. ↑ Mo-Torres `Intro ' , Backspin TV .
  8. ↑ Getting to know new bars , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, October 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ Local musicians present Hip Hop in Filou , Steinhude , November 18, 2012.
  10. ↑ AnneMoritz: Mo-Torres: Information about new album and new label , hiphop.de, May 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ Mo-Torres - After my contract with the label ... | Facebook. In: www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017 .
  12. ↑ feat. Timeless - No mountain too high (prod. Roxtabeats) at youtube.com.
  13. ↑ In my Hand Lyrics ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.magistrix.de archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Lyrics), magistrix.de.
  14. ^ 1. Bundesliga song - Mo-Torres , shineconnect.com.
  15. Jump up ↑ New ascent song for FC , Kölner Stadtanzeiger, June 27, 2014.
  16. ↑ The Cologne boy Mo-Torres live on joiz. , joiz.de, June 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ Mon-Torres at the season opening . ( fc-koeln.de [accessed on January 4, 2017]).
  18. ↑ The Kölsche Jung Mo-Torres in an interview at joiz ( memento of the original from December 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.snacktv.de archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Snack TV, June 2, 2015.
  19. ↑ Lukas Podolski hits the bull's eye with the music downloads - official German charts. In: www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 4, 2017 .
  20. ^ RheinStars: How Podolski supports the basketball team , ran.de, December 7, 2016.
  21. ↑ Celebrities in the Cologne Rose Monday Parade 2017 , koeln.de picture # 8, February 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Mo-Torres
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Help Moritz (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rapper
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1989